COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
08643
accession_no
08643
Accession number
false
Record number:
08643
record_number
08643
Record number
false
JCB call number:
bD764 B879s
jcb_call_no
bD764 B879s
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Sperma Coeti Candles Warrented Pure are made & Sold by Nicholas Brown ...
image_title
Sperma Coeti Candles Warrented Pure are made & Sold by Nicholas Brown ...
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Nat. Hurd
creator1
Nat. Hurd
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
Scp.
creator1_role
Scp.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Providence]
place_image_published
[Providence]
Place image published
false
Image date:
[1764]
image_date
[1764]
Image date
false
Image function:
broadside
image_function
broadside
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
14.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
14.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
17.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
17.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
15.9 cm.
page_dimensions_height
15.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
20.1 cm.
page_dimensions_width
20.1 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Advertisement for spermaceti candles showing a scene of whale hunting and a whale. Decorative elements include harpoons, whale boat, and ship.
description
Advertisement for spermaceti candles showing a scene of whale hunting and a whale. Decorative elements include harpoons, whale boat, and ship.
Description
false
notes:
The Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island, first made its money in candle works. In the early 1750s, Obadiah Brown set up a spermaceti candle factory.
notes
The Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island, first made its money in candle works. In the early 1750s, Obadiah Brown set up a spermaceti candle factory.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Whaling
subject_heads
Whaling
Subject headings
false